Sep 27, 2008

Baked Onion Pakoda

Onion Pakoda baked for goodness

I’ve been thinking about baking pakodas instead of deep frying for several months now. But I couldn’t dare enough to try it. Finally I made these by crossing my fingers, but am surprised to see that these taste almost the same as deep-fried pakodas. I would definitely say these make a perfect snack for fat-conscious people. Try making these and let me know if you liked it or not! And the good thing is that it took only 20 minutes for me to bake these pakodas. The quantity I have given is good for two servings.

Updated to add: I have to clarify one thing here. The red specks you see in the pakodas are not any tomatoes or red bell pepper! Those are just the regular green chilies turned into red color due to prolonged storage or some other reason. Sorry about the confusion friends! Thank you Divya for pointing out this.

Hey Uma, very nice! I am always trying to bake all our fried Indian snacks, and this is a great idea!I am definitely gonna try it.One question, what are those red specks in the pakoda (tomatoes/red chillies)??? I did not see it in the ingredient list. Just wanna make sure before I make it :)

wow Uma, I have always wondered how to make pakodas in the oven and always wanted to try but wasnt daring enough. Glad you have tried and now I get the confidence to make these. Will give it a shot and let you know. Thank you so much.

Uma, I made them... didn't flip them halfway, but I think the flour to onions ratio was too high when I made it, so it was a little doughy instead of crispy. Will try reducing the flour next time. But it tasted good anyway :)

Hi Uma, I saw this mentioned in A2Z's blog. I too have wanted to try baking pakodas for long time now. Recently I tried something quite similar from a western book and was so sure that pakodas will come out good too. It's good to see that you have already done that. I'm definitely trying this.

Yes, I tried it with olive oil too. They came out perfect. You can use 1 tsp oil and substitute baking powder with 1/4 tsp baking soda for 1 cup Besan. Pakodas will come out crunchy and yummy :) Hope this helps.

Hey! I have tried 2 times and left with disappointemnt but this recipe is definetely good one. I tried with 1 Tbsp olive oil, it was pretty good. Will improve next time.. Thank you very much. Your blog is very good.

Thanks for visiting my blog. I am sorry to hear that you weren't able to get good baked pakodas. I made these several times and every time I got them perfect. Of course, they won't taste like deep fried ones, but still they tasted great.

Try replacing baking powder with 1/4 tsp of baking soda for 1 cup besan, it gives the pakodas a very crunchy texture. You may also replace butter with equal amount of olive oil. I tried this too and got crunchy and yummy pakodas.

The recipe I posted is suitable for 2 persons. So you can calculate how much you have to increase the ingredients for 500.